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Default problem with fractions to decimal

Hi again,

Am Sun, 28 Sep 2014 09:12:45 -0700 (PDT) schrieb :

to separated the two I using =Left(B2,3) to extract +3½ into cell D2

but now I can't get add or subtract anything to that number because the ½ is there and the sheet recognizes it as a text, not a number.


1/2 is char(189)
So you can try:
=IF(RIGHT(B2,1)=CHAR(189),--(LEFT(B2,2))+(LEFT(B2,1)&1/2),B2*1)

Or look he
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Regards
Claus B.
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